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Walking like this is difficult. It is a time for reflection and meditation, and that’s just what he would have wanted,
Maffei said
Being able to see the pope and his tombstone today, it was really beautiful,
Amaya Morris, a tourist from Los Angeles, California, said
It's not a question of being conservative or progressive... The new pope must have a universal vision."
Marx saidHe ended up transforming the Church into something more normal, more human,
Romina Cacciatore, 48, an Argentinian translator living in Italy, told AFPIt’s exactly the way of the Pope. He was simple, and so is his place now.”
Polish pilgrim Maria Brzezinska, reflecting on the simplicity of the site, said
I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,
Francis said
The joy of Easter, which sustains us in this time of trial and sadness, is something that can almost be touched in this square today; you can see it etched above all in your faces, dear children and young people who have come from all over the world to celebrate the Jubilee,
Parolin said
Only mercy heals and creates a new world, putting out the fires of distrust, hatred and violence: this is the great teaching of Pope Francis."
Parolin addedPope Francis for me was an inspiration, a guide,
said Elias Caravalhal
The shepherd whom the Lord gave to his people, Pope Francis, has ended his earthly life and has left us,
Parolin said in his homily, delivered on the first Sunday after EasterIt’s unbelievable that he’s no more with us,
said Susmidah Murphy, a tourist from Kerala, IndiaEven having to change plans, it is a joy to remember (Francis),
said Samuele Arregetti, an 18-year-old who had come from Bergamo in northern Italy for the Mass
Pope Francis had a very real and urgent faith that really understood the urgency of the Gospel message.
Mr Dutton added
From the words I the sermon he repeated the messages that just came so naturally to Francis
Mr Dutton, who is from Oxford, addedThe poor held a privileged place in God's heart and therefore also in the heart and teachings of the Holy Father, who chose the name Francis so as never to forget them
It addedWe've queued to see the Pope in St Peter's when we arrived, then we queued to get into the Square to see his funeral and now we are queuing again to see his grave.
He jokedTo be there and just to see the immense fondness that was in the square, it was actually quite incredible, an event on that scale, that still had humility to it
He addedSo much intensity. He was a person close to everyone, so we respect him for what he did, each in our own way. Thank you,
said Carmelo Lamurra, a Rome residentWe are here to honor him because he always said, 'don't forget to pray for me,'
said Sister Christiana Neenwata from Biafrana, Nigeria
Let us be the outgoing Church that Francis always wanted us to be, a restless Church that mobilises,
said the current archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Garcia Cuerva